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THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET<br/>
<span class=large>ISAIAH</span>
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CHAPTER 9
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Isaiah speaks Messianically—The people in darkness shall see a great Light—Unto us a Child is born—He shall be the Prince of Peace and reign on David’s throne—Compare <a href="2_ne/19">2 Nephi 19</a>.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 19: 1 (1-21)."><span class='smallcaps'>Nevertheless</span></a> the dimness <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i> such as <i>was</i> in her vexation, <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/1b" mark="b" type="D" title="Rabbinical commentators relate this to the attacks by Assyria under Tiglath-pileser and Sargon II.">when</a> at the first he lightly afflicted the land of <sup>c</sup><a href="isa/9/1c" mark="c" type="A" title="Matt. 4: 15 (14-16).">Zebulun</a> and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict <i>her by</i> the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
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The people that walked in <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/2a" mark="a" type="F" title="The ‘dimness’ and ‘darkness’ were apostasy and captivity (Isa. 8: 20-22); The ‘great light’ is Christ (Isa. 9: 6-7); TG Darkness, Spiritual.">darkness</a> have seen a great <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World; TG Light.">light</a>: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
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Thou hast <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 26: 15.">multiplied</a> the <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="Abr. 2: 9.">nation</a>, <sup>c</sup><a href="isa/9/3c" mark="c" type="E" title="OR and increased the joy to him; 2 Ne. 19: 3 (2-7)."><i>and</i></a> not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, <i>and</i> as <i>men</i> <sup>d</sup><a href="isa/9/3d" mark="d" type="A" title="Ps. 119: 162.">rejoice</a> when they divide the spoil.
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For thou hast broken the <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Bondage, Spiritual.">yoke</a> of his <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 10: 27 (24-27).">burden</a>, and the staff of his shoulder, the <sup>c</sup><a href="isa/9/4c" mark="c" type="A" title="Isa. 14: 5.">rod</a> of his oppressor, as <sup>d</sup><a href="isa/9/4d" mark="d" type="P" title="HEB was broken in the day of Midian.">in</a> the day of <sup>e</sup><a href="isa/9/4e" mark="e" type="A" title="Judg. 7: 23 (19-23); Isa. 10: 26.">Midian</a>.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/5a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB When the whole battle  . . .  was with confused noise, and  . . .  blood.">For</a> every battle of the warrior <i>is</i> with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but <i>this</i> shall be with <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/5b" mark="b" type="E" title="This ‘burning’ is to be the cleansing of the earth by fire prior to the setting up of the Messianic kingdom; 3 Ne. 25: 1; D&C 64: 23 (23-24); JS-H 1: 37.">burning</a> <i>and</i> fuel of fire.
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For unto us a <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.">child</a> is <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/6b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG God, Manifestations of; TG Jesus Christ, Birth of.">born</a>, unto us a <sup>c</sup><a href="isa/9/6c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.">son</a> is given: and the <sup>d</sup><a href="isa/9/6d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Governments; TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign; TG Jesus Christ, Mission of.">government</a> shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, <sup>e</sup><a href="isa/9/6e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Counselors.">Counsellor</a>, The <sup>f</sup><a href="isa/9/6f" mark="f" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Power of.">mighty</a> <sup>g</sup><a href="isa/9/6g" mark="g" type="A" title="Mosiah 7: 27 (26-27).">God</a>, The <sup>h</sup><a href="isa/9/6h" mark="h" type="B" title="TG Immortality.">everlasting</a> Father, The Prince of <sup>i</sup><a href="isa/9/6i" mark="i" type="B" title="TG Peace; TG Peace of God.">Peace</a>.
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Of the increase of <i>his</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Governments; TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.">government</a> and peace <i>there shall be</i> no <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 1: 33 (32-33).">end</a>, upon the throne of <sup>c</sup><a href="isa/9/7c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of.">David</a>, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with <sup>d</sup><a href="isa/9/7d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG God, Justice of; TG Justice.">justice</a> from henceforth even for ever.  The <sup>e</sup><a href="isa/9/7e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Zeal.">zeal</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> of hosts will perform this.
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&#182; The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/8a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE The prophetic message that follows (v. 821) was a warning to the northern ten tribes, called Israel.">Israel</a>.
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And all the people shall know, <i>even</i> Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 9: 28 (28-29).">pride</a> and stoutness of heart,
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The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change <i>them into</i> cedars.
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Therefore the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> shall set up the adversaries of <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 7: 1.">Rezin</a> against him, and join his enemies together;
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The Syrians <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/12a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE on the east.">before</a>, and the Philistines <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/12b" mark="b" type="D" title="IE on the west.">behind</a>; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth.  For all this his <sup>c</sup><a href="isa/9/12c" mark="c" type="A" title="Jer. 4: 8.">anger</a> is not turned away, but his <sup>d</sup><a href="isa/9/12d" mark="d" type="D" title="IE In spite of all, the Lord is available if they will turn to him (also v. 17, 21).">hand</a> <i>is</i> <sup>e</sup><a href="isa/9/12e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG God, Access to.">stretched</a> out still.
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&#182; For the people <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Rebellion.">turneth</a> not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hosea 7: 10.">seek</a> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> of hosts.
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Therefore the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/15a" mark="a" type="E" title="OR elder and man of rank; 2 Ne. 19: 15.">ancient</a> and honourable, he <i>is</i> the head; and the <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG False Prophets.">prophet</a> that teacheth lies, he <i>is</i> the tail.
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For the <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Leadership.">leaders</a> of this people cause <i>them</i> to err; and <i>they that are</i> led of them <i>are</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/16b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 1: 31.">destroyed</a>.
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Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one <i>is</i> an <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Hypocrisy.">hypocrite</a> and an evildoer, and every mouth <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/17b" mark="b" type="A" title="Prov. 26: 25.">speaketh</a> folly.  For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand <i>is</i> stretched out still.
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&#182; For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 10: 17.">thorns</a>, and shall kindle in the <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/18b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 10: 34.">thickets</a> of the forest, and they shall mount up <i>like</i> the lifting up of smoke.
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Through the wrath of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 9: 2; JS-M 1: 30.">spare</a> his <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/19b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ezek. 38: 21; Micah 7: 2 (2, 6).">brother</a>.
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And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall <sup>a</sup><a href="isa/9/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hag. 1: 6.">eat</a> every man the <sup>b</sup><a href="isa/9/20b" mark="b" type="A" title="Jer. 19: 9.">flesh</a> of his own arm:
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Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: <i>and</i> they together <i>shall be</i> against Judah.  For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand <i>is</i> stretched out still.
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